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Pacquiao entry a 'political knockout' for NPInquirer.netMANILA, Philippines—Nacionalista Party senatorial bet Susan Ople said the party is "in high spirits" with boxing champ Manny Pacquiao's …Villar unfazed by latest survey resultsInquirer.net
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Around 10 years ago in September of 1999, Manny Pacquiao was at a crossroads of his career. He had just lost his WBC flyweight belt to Medgoen Singsurat in Thailand after getting knocked out by a body shot. Pacquiao had stayed too long at the 112 …
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Edwin Valero is a dangerous Venezuelan in more ways than one, and he has a 100% knockout record to prove it
How about this for a dream fight card at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, in March or May: Pacquiao-Mayweather, Khan-Malignaggi and Edwin Valero-Antonio DeMarco?
That’s six outstanding fighters, two of them …

The Score: Why don’t trainers stop fights? Boxer contends he can be rabbi Pacquiao talks take off Mtagwa, Lopez to fight in separate bouts at Garden Williams tops Martinez, crowd rips judges A new trickle of information has leaked from the slow drip …
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Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao has earned three more honors with his inclusion on lists released recently by various media. Manny was named by magazine giant Time as one of the “25 people who mattered” in 2009, while sports network ESPN …
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Freddie Roach's wish list of Pacquiao sparring partnersNow Boxing (blog)By Nowboxing Staff Freddie Roach has expressed that sparring is a big factor for a Manny Pacquiao victory against undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. Roach has …Trainer: More skilled Floyd will beat PacquiaoGMA news.tvPersistent myths about Floyd Mayweather-Manny PacquiaoExaminer.comBradley, Berto, Khan: Roach …

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Manny Pacquiao Vs. the Greats Part 3: The LightweightsPro Boxing Fans (blog)The battle lines would be drawn: Benny's science against Manny's speed and power. The version of Pacquiao who fought Marquez would have no chance whatsoever …How would Manny Pacquiao do against a prime Roberto Duran?Now Boxing (blog)
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Trainer: More skilled Floyd will beat PacquiaoGMA news.tv… it won't be a walkover but his nephew, being the more skilled fighter, will emerge victorious in his proposed March 13 showdown with Manny Pacquiao. …Persistent myths about Floyd Mayweather-Manny PacquiaoExaminer.comManny Pacquiao still undisputedBoston HeraldLet's Discredit Manny Pacquiao's Success In Boxing…Now Boxing …

Kelly Pavlik’s Fear Creates a Great Fight: A Recap of Paul Williams – Sergio Martinez
By Mike “Mykers” Boehm-December 21, 2009
How do you define success in general? Is it the amount of money you make? Or is it someone like my father who has worked hard for the post office …

Mike Tyson – Evander Holyfield III: Coming Soon?
By Geno McGahee-December 21, 2009
On January 16, 2010, the 4-Time Heavyweight Champion, Evander Holyfield, 42-10-2, 27 KO’s, returns to the ring to take on former title challenger Frans “The White Buffalo” Botha, 47-4-3, 28 KO’s, for the lightly regarded WBF Heavyweight Title. …

Gina’s Look at the Filipino Boxing Scene: “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona
By Gina L. Caliboso-December 21, 2009
A southpaw super flyweight from General Santos City, Mindanao, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines. Sound familiar? Yes, RSR readers, I’m writing about “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona, 14-0-1, 12 KO’s. He is one of the promising …

RSR Weekly Message Board Update
By Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett-December 21, 2009
Ted Sares has posted “My Top Boxing Awards for 2009” in our General Boxing forum. Every year at this time I look forward to reviewing the activity and fighters of the past twelve months. Boxing has much to be …

Good day fight fans! This is a follow-up piece to my mailbox article last week where one of my readers professed her admiration through an essay for Boxing’s pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and shared her thoughts on what Pacquiao meant to boxing …
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MANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao is likely to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 13 after agreeing to a proposal from promoter Bob Arum on Friday. Arum presented “what he thought was the best proposal he can bring” during a two-hour …
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Ten years of boxing, boiled down to the “best of” in four categories: Round of the Decade, Knockout of the Decade, Fight of the Decade and Fighter of the Decade.
Today: Round of the Decade candidates earlier, plus Knockout of the Decade candidates now. Monday: Round of the Decade and Knockout …

Middleweight king Kelly Pavlik retained his WBC and WBO crowns last night at the Beeghly Center in his home of Youngstown, OH.
Pavlik staved off the challenge posed by Los Angeles native Miguel Espino, who brought an 11 bout wins streak to the bout.
Espino had previously suffered close losses to Peter …

Government authorities in Albay province Philippines have raised alert level number four in surrounding areas of Mayon volcano signaling the forced evacuation of residents nearby as the erupting volcano shows signs of imminent hazardous eruption
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BY: Diamond Boxing
Manny Pacquiao started his 2009 boxing year on May 2ndwith a dramatic second round knockout victory over Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas. It got better for Pacquiao in November as he continued his dominance destroying Miguel Cotto and capturing the welterweight championship his seventh in as many divisions. Remember Manny Pacquiao’s two …

Which boxing decision stunk out the joint the most in 2009?
When it comes to deciding the Robbery of the Year in boxing, it’s never a good thing for the sport, its fans or its fighters when there are many candidates to choose from. Unfortunately, in 2009 there was a veritable …

Which Prospect or Contender Made his Mark Most Emphatically in 2009?
In the career of any great fighter, there are many individual moments and milestones that mark the changing of one phase to another. Prospect turned to contender. Contender turned to champion. Champion turned to all-timer… or perhaps, champion turned to …

Which fighter does everyone else still clear from?
Some guys just can’t seem to get other guys in the ring. You can run into trouble when you do too well… when you present too much of a challenge for other people to want to step up to the plate. When you’re …

Who is the least respected boxer in the world?
No matter what some boxers do, they just don’t get the level of credit or respect that others do. Maybe it’s just because they haven’t been around long enough, or their performances aren’t snazzy enough. Or maybe it’s something else. But at …

Will Juan Manuel Lopez continue his winning ways in the featherweight division against champion Steven Luevano?
On January 23, 2010 Juan Manuel “JuanMa” Lopez and Steve Luevano will square off for the WBO Featherweight Championship at the WaMu Theater in the “Mecca of Boxing,” Madison Square Garden.  Lopez, the current …

Undefeated Venezuelan boxer Edwin Valero scored a TKO win in the sixth round to retain his WBC lightweight crown against Hector Velasquez of Columbia Saturday in Caracas Venezuela
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